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Okay, so if you missed our (many) posts about Kids' Night on Broadway for the 2017 season, let's recap. For a short time every year, parents can get buy-one-get-one deals on specific Broadway shows through this very special promotion. To clarify, an adult who purchases a ticket with the promotion during this limited period using the appropriate code can get an accompanying ticket for a child 18 or under (to the same show) for free.
Though you may have missed the on-sale date (Tuesday, Dec 6, 2016), you can still get tickets to the following shows. Kids' Night on Broadway takes place on February 28, 2017.
Here's what's still on sale for Kids' Night on Broadway:
A Bronx Tale The Musical
August Wilson’s Jitney
Chicago
Come From Away
In Transit
Kinky Boots
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
On Your Feet
The Phantom of the Opera
Significant Other
Check out the website here to purchase your tickets. Please make sure to check the Kids' Night on Broadway website for age-appropriate suggestions. If you're looking for other Broadway deals to Broadway shows for kids or Off Broadway shows for kids in the future, try browsing our guide to discount Broadway tickets.

If you’re like every parent on the planet earth, you’re probably overworked, overextended and overtired on a regular basis. Throw in the extra demands of the holiday season, and you’ve got a tried and true recipe for sleep deprivation if ever one existed. If your one holiday wish is a few minutes of peace and shut-eye, we've got you covered. Here are some sneaky tips for napping that don't require a Christmas miracle.
1. Pick a line, any line. How about the super long one at the supermarket? Or the post office? Zone out with open eyes or hide behind shades, and snooze it or lose it, at least until someone nudges you to move up.
2. Is the baby napping? You should be too. Forget those chores and remember that couch.
3. You know that work or PTA meeting that you go to, but don’t necessarily have to participate in, and you’re kicking yourself for wasting a precious hour of your time? Utilize those moments wisely. Nap with your eyes open. The ‘ol open eye zone out will send you back to your desk refreshed.
4. Is there a library near you? Leave work and find yourself a comfy spot on your lunch break, pick the tallest book on the shelf, hide behind it and get your snooze on. Just don't forget to set your alarm!
5. Barnes & Noble close by? Even better! Sit down on the carpeted floor in a deserted corner, with a book up to your nose as a spouse or friend plays with the kids in the kiddie corner, and then go ahead read the fine print on the inside of your eyelids.
6. Any bus or t

It’s that time of year again! The air is crisp, the hot chocolate is—er—hot, and all around there’s excitement and anticipation for the holidays to come! Snuggling with our little ones around a roaring fire at Christmastime sounds like the perfect thing to do—but as city dwellers, the vast majority of us don’t have fireplaces in our living rooms, much less a chimney for Santa to slide down. But oh those TV geniuses thought of everything, even our deepest comfy cozy holiday desires! As you may or may not know, each year on Christmas morning, PIX 11 airs a program called the Yule Log, which is basically raw footage of a picturesque, cracking fireplace, burning for four hours with soothing Christmas music playing in the background. It’s a gift to us city folk who want that full on quaint and charming holiday morning experience. So gather around the TV kiddies, and you better not pout, you better not cry, you better not miss the Yule Log...read on to find out why!
1. Although the TV does not actually emit heat from the Yule Log fire, your heart will, in fact, be warm with happiness when you watch it.
2. The special Yule Log you’ve been watching all these years was reshot in 1970, because the original 1966 footage was lost for the last 50 years—until now! For one hour on Christmas Eve, and one hour on Christmas morning, PIX 11 will air the original footage from 1966!
3. Since this lost footage is included in the comfy line up, for the first time EVER, Yule Log will air for 5 h

This holiday season’s hot-ticket toy has been hatched, and every kid in town is itching to get their hands on one of these unique creatures from SpinMaster, the masterminds behind Paw Patrol.
They’re Hatchimals, and they’re ready to become a part of your family, but you’ll have to actually find one first. These elusive cuties are flying off the shelves at a mind-numbing rate! Is anyone else having traumatic flashbacks to Furby?
So what’s all the fuss about? Well, these cuddly hybrid animals come encased in a spotted egg and they slowly ‘hatch’ over a period of 30 minutes to an hour of being petted and moved around. When the little owlicorn, penguala, bearakeet, burtle or draggle is born, it acts just like a baby, and takes weeks of love and care to ‘grow’ into a toddler, then a child, teaching your little one empathy, patience and responsibility while having a lot of fun in the process.
These fuzzy playthings are available online, but you’re gonna pay a hefty price to get ‘em. You’ll find them going for $180 and up on Amazon and EBay. Walmart is now selling them for more than $200! Yikes!
So how can you find one without taking out a second mortgage? Persistence will get you everywhere! Don’t just check websites daily, pick up the phone and call your local Toys “R” Us, Target, Kohls or Kmart to see when the toys might be coming in. Barnes & Noble also allegedly offers a wait list, so you can ask to have your name put in for a new shipment and the store will try to honor i

As you may have already heard, Kids’ Night on Broadway is back in action (find all the 2017 details about Kids’ Night on Broadway here)! For those of you who don’t know, Kids’ Night on Broadway is a limited yearly promotion that, during the time of the promotion, allows one child 18 and under to accompany one paying adult for free (same day, same show). Tickets must be purchased via kidsnightonbroadway.com.
- Tickets for the 21st Kids' Night on Broadway will go on sale Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 10:30am (act quickly!)
- The 21st Kids' Night on Broadway will take place on February 28, 2017
And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Here are the shows you will be able to buy tickets for starting on December 6, 2016:
Aladdin
Beautiful: the Carole King Musical
A Bronx Tale
Cats
Chicago
Come From Away
Dear Evan Hansen
In Transit
August Wilson’s Jitney
Kinky Boots
The Lion King
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
On Your Feet!
The Phantom of the Opera
School of Rock the Musical
Significant Other
Waitress
Wicked

Children and adults with a need for speed will flip for this brand new go-kart track, NASKART, set to open in Montville, Connecticut (2.5hrs from NYC) on December 16, 2016. It’s touted as the largest indoor multi-level karting track in the world and offers zero-emission electric karts with top speeds of 45mph.
Families will get to explore a 110,000-square-foot facility with two tracks and experiences for all ages and skill levels. There will also be a café with quick eats for kids and adults, plus a full bar (of-age guests are subject to breathalyzer testing and will not be served until after their scheduled race).
P.S.—If this wasn’t exciting enough, there’s also a trampoline park in the same facility ($8–$14), complete with a foam pit, dodgeball and basketball nets.
For more indoor fun, check out our favorite indoor playgrounds and kids' play spaces.
Find NASKART at 1 Sachatello Industrial Dr, Montville, CT (860-444-7700, naskartracing.com).

The West Side has been graced with a lot of great new stuff in the last two years (like the playground at Hudson Yards), and we’re happy to announce that there’s way more to come. Chelsea Waterside Play Area (originally built back in 2000) in Hudson River Park is getting a $2M renovation in 2017 that includes areas for tykes, children and teens, two water play areas, ample seating for parents and a massive snake-like structure with slides, climbing areas and paths. It'll even include stone slabs and animal head sculptures you may have seen in recent walks by the storage lots along the Hudson River!
Photograph: Courtesy Hudson River Park Trust/ Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc.
The design incorporates trees for shade and will rid the area of broken/unsafe equipment, damaged play surfaces, drainage issues and broken water sprayers with the help from the Hudson River Park Trust. For more outdoor fun, check out our favorite kids' playgrounds, outdoor activities for kids and (for summertime only!) our list of top splash parks and water playgrounds.
*Chelsea Waterside Play Area is located at W 23rd St and 11th Ave. Renovations are projected to begin in 2017.

Everyone loves a good Dr. Seuss story and a great children's museum! Why not appreciate the creator of The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas on a larger scale with this brand new Dr. Seuss Museum?
Opening in Springfield, Massachusetts (a great weekend trip for families!) in June 2017, The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum will offer objects donated by Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss!)'s stepdaughters, including sculptures, pieces from his drawing studio and his collection of bowties! There will be interactive spaces for children involving The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax and Horton, and guests will also have the opportunity to participate in an interactive tour of Ted's childhood, each space involving rhyming and wordplay.
Last but not least, the Museum features an educational resource space called The Cat's Corner that will be open to both school groups and the public. The museum opening will occur right around the 15th anniversary of the Dr. Seuss. National Memorial Sculpture Garden, so don't forget to check that out too if you happen to make the trip!
See our list of the best family vacations for more inspiration!

If you’re like any parent in America, you may just have a picky eater on your hands. Getting your child to try your favorite family dinner ideas can be one of your greatest challenges (second only to getting them to to bed every night).
We’ve all seen it: pushed around peas, broccoli hidden under mashed potatoes, and carrots mysteriously appearing in the dog bowl. Our futile attempts to include vegetables in our children’s meals—and actually have them consume and enjoy them—is an exhaustingly uphill battle. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve often had to resort to sneaky tactics to get my little one to partake. Read on for a few tried and true stealth methods that you’ll wish you known sooner!
1. Brownies are the perfect place to hide veggies while feeling confident they’ll be eaten with glee and appreciation. Just puree enough of any mild-flavored veggie—like cauliflower or zucchini—and substitute it for half the wet ingredients in your recipe. Mix everything up and bake as usual. They’ll be none the wiser, and all the healthier!
2. When baking french fries, slice some carrot sticks and bake them off together. Serve with ketchup and look out for an empty plate.
3. Making muffins? If you finely grate ¼–½ cup of carrots, using the side of your box grater that has the teeny tiny holes, and fold them into the batter just before baking, they’ll melt in like butter. The kiddos will never taste or see ‘em coming. If the muffins are not chocolate, just be sure to darken the batt